Petrochemicals company Ineos has selected ITT’s Svanehøj to supply CO2 pumps for the onshore facility and the first LCO2 carrier for Project Greensand in the Danish North Sea.
This strategically significant order is said to strengthen Svanehøj’s position in carbon capture and storage (CCS), reinforcing its record as a specialist in critical equipment for liquefied gas. The Ineos-led Project Greensand will become the EU’s first full-scale CO2 storage facility, contributing to climate change mitigation. Following a successful trial, storage operations are set to begin by late 2025 or early 2026.
Ineos recently entered a long-term agreement with maritime logistics company Royal Wagenborg to construct and deploy the first dedicated LCO2 carrier for the Greensand project. Now, Ineos has selected Svanehøj as the supplier of CO2 cargo pumps for the new vessel. Svanehøj will also deliver CO2 pumps for the project’s onshore facility in Port Esbjerg.
Magnus Madsen, Sales Manager, Cargo Gas, Svanehøj said: “We have worked closely with Ineos’ development team over the past year to specify customized pump solutions for both the onshore terminal and the vessel. It has been a rewarding process, allowing us to leverage our extensive expertise in CO2 and contribute to an optimised design regarding flow and pressure.”
Svanehøj delivered its first cargo pump solution for an LCO2 carrier in the 1990s. Being one of a few marine pump manufacturers with experience in CO2 pumping systems, the company has identified CCS among its future key growth segments. Notably in 2024, Svanehøj was awarded a contract to supply CO2 pumps for the largest LCO2 carriers, currently under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo. Svanehøj is the supplier of CO2 pumping systems for the Northern Lights LCO2 fleet in Norway. The new order from INEOS and Project Greensand is considered to further strengthen Svanehøj’s market position in the CCS segment.
Project Greensand is named after the type of sandstone beneath the seabed in the Danish North Sea. By initiating the first commercial phase, Project Greensand establishes the full-value chain as captured and liquefied CO2 from Danish biogas producers is transported offshore for injection into depleted oil wells in the North Sea’s Nini Field for permanent storage.
The first purpose-built LCO2 carrier for Project Greensand will be based on the EasyMax concept, developed by Royal Wagenborg and Royal Niestern Sander shipyard. It is an open-top multi-purpose ice-classed vessel design, combining a large load capacity and low fuel consumption. The vessel is expected to be ready for operation by the end of 2025.
In this phase of the project, Ineos aims to store 400.000t of CO2 per year with an outlook to scale the capacity to 8m tonnes per year as volumes of captured CO2 for storage increase.
Image: Project Greensand (Credit: Ineos)
